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September 9th 2024

Frequently Asked Questions: White-tailed deer

September 5th 2024

The Meadow Dwellers
Guest article courtesy of SOVDR

September 1st 2024

McGill's BioBlitz

August 30th 2024

Biodiversity Festival: Open Day at Gault Nature Reserve
Discover biodiversity with us on Saturday, October 5, 2024! Outdoor activities, lab tours, meetings with researchers, and more.

August 26th 2024

CIME: Immersive sound performance on the shores of Lac Hertel
Saturday, September 14 – 2 p.m.

August 13th 2024

Echoes in the Attic: A Night of Bat Counting at Gault
On a warm evening in mid-June, around the historic Gault House, our team of field assistants embarked on a mission to help safeguard a gem of the Reserve: a large colony of breeding bats hidden in the attic.

July 11th 2024

Sustaining the Understory: The Grand Exclosure Project

July 11th 2024

Notes from the Field – Meet the 2024 Interns

June 6th 2024

2024 Gault Research Awards Program
This year, the Gault Nature Reserve presented 4 research awards to students from the McGill University Faculty of Science for projects to be carried out at the Reserve.

February 5th 2024

Why isn’t the Mont Saint-Hilaire forest being “cleaned up”?

December 8th 2023

An Update on the WINTRE-MIX Experiment
A new study, conducted in part on Gault Nature Reserve, has provided brand-new insights into the mixed-up world of winter precipitation.

November 2nd 2023

Are Birds Really “Birdbrained”?
The Société d'ornithologie de la Vallée du Richelieu (SOVDR) invites you to a conference by Louis Lefebvre on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at 7 p.m.

Newsletters

September 2024

Biodiversity Festival ; White-tailed deer FAQ ; The Meadow Dwellers ; ...

August 2024

Echoes in the Attic ; All About Ants ; An Unusual Home ; ...

July 2024

Sustaining the Understory – The Grand Exclosure Project ; Field Notes ; Chatterbox in the Treetops ; ...

June 2024

Gault Research Awards ; White-Tailed Deer Exclosures ; One is the Loneliest Number ; The Forest's Roof ; ...

May 2024

Deer Overabundance Threatens Biodiversity ; Singing Sensations ; Lichen ; Preventing Lyme Disease ; ...

April 2024

24 Hours of Science ; New Lessons Plans for Teachers ; A Flash of Rich Brown Amid the Spring Leaves ; Trail Tales ; ...

March 2024

Nature Scavenger Hunt ; Gault Research Awards ; Summer Internships ; The Return of the Glider ; ...

February 2024

Join Our Internship Program ; Gault Research Awards ; Cute as a Button ; Total Eclipse at Mont Saint-Hilaire ; ...

January 2024

Reflecting on 2023 ; Dressed for the Weather ; Shinrin Yoku - The experience continues at the Reserve this winter ; ...

December 2023

An update on the WINTRE-MIX experiment ; Fair Competition ; Embrace December's Delight - Festivities and Outdoor Play ; ...

November 2023

Talk by Louis Lefebvre ; Leadership of the Future Program ; Hop to It! ; ...

October 2023

Travelling Seeds ; A Clear View to the Feast ; Hiking Sustainably ; ...

September 2023

Biodiversity Festival ; Intern-views ; A Tale of Two Parasites ; ...

August 2023

Mineralogical discoveries continue at Mont Saint-Hilaire ; Notes from the field ; Chim Chimney, Chim Chimney ; ...

July 2023

Changes in an Aquatic Plant Community: Chance or Selection? ; Notes From the Field ; A First-Rate Singer ; ...

June 2023

Gault Research Awards - 2023 awardees ; The Zorro of the Warbler Family ; How Mont Saint-Hilaire Was Formed ; We Are Hiring ; ...

May 2023

24 Hours of Science ; Forest Flitter ; Fleeting Flowers ; An Investment for Welcoming Visitors ; Coexisting with Wildlife on the Reserve ; ...

April 2023

The Complicated Process of Snow Melt ; 24 Hours of Science ; Fee-bee! Fee-bee! ; Face the Mud and Stay on the Trails ; ...

March 2023

Dialysis Bags, Bricks and Pool Noodles ; Make Some Noise! ; Mont Saint-Hilaire, A Mineralogical Treasure Trove ; Snow Fleas ; ...

February 2023

LEAP ; Birds and the Cold ; Layering Made Easy ; Survey ; ...

January 2023

25 Years Since the Ice Storm; The Raven and the Crow ; Photo Contest ; Job Offer ; ...

December 2022

Spongy Moths; COP15; "Up, Down, Up, Down"; ...

November 2022

Predicting Lyme Disease Risk; Notes From the Field; "Getting Warmer..."; ...

October 2022

The promise (and challenge) of using drones for deer surveys; The Birds; New outreach deer exclosures; ...

September 2022

New Research Pavilion; Riparia; Autumnal Enigma; Raspberry; ...

August 2022

Invasive Species; New International Partnership; Serious About Their Seeds; Goldenrod; ...

July 2022

Protecting the Common Snapping Turtle; A Flash of Tropical Colour; Spotted Touch-Me-Not; Anti-tick Tactics; ...

June 2022

2022 Gault Research Awards; Cute as a Button; A Succesful 24 Hours of Science; Horsetail; ...

May 2022

Deer Exclosures; Singing Sensations; 24 Hours of Science; White Birch; ...

April 2022

WINTRE-MIX; A Flash of Rich Brown Amid the Spring Leaves; 24 Hours of Science; ...

March 2022

I see a Deer Here, a Deer There... Are They Everywhere?; The Return of the Glider; Staying on Trails: A Simple Way to Protect Nature; ...

February 2022

The Emerald Ash Borer; Cute as a Button; Skiing in a Winter Wonderland; Yellow Birch; ...

January 2022

Subtle Impacts of Climate Change on Lakes; A Natural Snowshoer; How to Stay Safe While Hiking; ...

December 2021

Deer antlers; Fair competition; Be well-equipped for winter; Cross-country skiing and snowshoeing; ...

November 2021

Tea and Climate Change; Hop to it; Reservation System; Trails Improvement; Important info...

October 2021

Lichen; Virtual Medicine Walk; An Incorrigible Flirt; Annual Passes; Day Passes...

August 2021

Invasive Phragmites; All about ants; REMINDER: Fall schedule; New signage on trails; Medicinal plants; Photography contest ...

July 2021

The more than hungry caterpillar, chatterbox in the treetops, coexisting with wildlife on the Reserve, Blast from the past (Hertel Lake restaurant)...

June 2021

Lac Hertel, an invaluable lab, partnership agreement, One is the loneliest number, tips for a successful hike, Blast from the past...

May 2021

The deers love the flowers too! Annual cards: new fee rates, Did you know? Dedication sprouts, Blast from the past, The Future, Imagined by McGill’s Top Researchers

April 2021

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